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Relaxing in Raratonga

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October 5th 2005
We arrived in Raratonga in a similar fashion to Fiji - 3 in the morning, when it was still hot and muggy. How do people sleep? Our first night we booked in to the local hostel. Ben had managed to charm one of the flight attendants on our flight from Fiji, and as we landed, she came up to him with a huge bottle of Verve Cliquot and told him it was a gift to help us celebrate our trip! Not bad ... read more

Oceania » Cook Islands » Rarotonga

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Named after Captain COOK, who sighted them in 1770, the islands became a British protectorate in 1888. By 1900, administrative control was transferred to New Zealand; in 1965 residents chose self-government in free association with New Zealand. The e... ... read more